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The three main part of the x-ray imaging system are the x-ray tube, ___, and ____.
a. protective barrier, tabletop
b. operating console, high voltage generator
c. rectification circuit, operating console
d. crane assembly, tabletop - answeroperating console, high voltage generator
The smallest unit of electrical charge is the ______.
a. electron
b. proton
c. neutron
d. neutrino - answerelectron
The most widely used support structure for the x-ray tube is the _____.
a.C-arm
b. floor-to-ceiling mount
c. ceiling support system
d. floor support system - answerceiling support system
The operating console contains circuits that are _____.
a. both high voltage and low voltage
b. high voltage only
c. low voltage only
d. non-voltage - answerlow voltage only
The external structure of the x-ray tube includes the support structure, the protective
housing, and the ______.
a. anode
b. cathode
c. glass envelope
d. focusing cup - answerglass envelope
Electrification occurs through the movement of _____.
a. protons only
, b. protons and electrons
c. electrons only
d. electrons and neutrons - answerelectrons only
Variations in power distribution to the x-ray machine are corrected by the ______.
a. line voltage compensator
b. high voltage autotransformer
c. full-wave rectifier
d. automatic exposurecontrol - answerline voltage compensator
As an x-ray tube ages, the inside can become coated with tungsten, which can cause
_____in the tube.
a. convection
b. anode pitting
c. off-focus radiation
d. arcing - answerarcing
Like charges ____ and unlike charges _____.
a. repel, repel
b. attract, attract
c. attract, repel
d. repel, attract - answerrepel, attract
Electrostatic force is _____ proportional to the distance between charges, and ____
proportional to the product of the charges.
a. directly, inversely
b. inversely, directly
c. inversely, inversely
d. directly, directly - answerinversely, directly
The first component to receive power in the x-ray circuit is the _______.
a. mA meter
b. high voltage transformer
c. rectifier
d. autotransformer - answerautotransformer
The negative side of the x-ray tube holds the _____.
a. filament
b. anode
c. target